[BNAWX] Public Information Statement

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
100 PM CDT MON AUG 23 2004

..."STORMREADY" CEREMONY PLANNED FOR WILSON COUNTY...

WILSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE WILL BE RECOGNIZED AS "STORMREADY" ON
MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2004 AT 7:00 PM CDT AT THE COURTHOUSE IN
DOWNTOWN LEBANON, TENNESSEE.

STORMREADY IS A PROGRAM SPONSORED BY YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TO RECOGNIZE THOSE COMMUNITIES AND COUNTIES THAT ENHANCE THEIR
WEATHER ACTION PLAN AND DEMONSTRATE "READINESS" BEFORE, DURING AND
AFTER SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS.  WILSON COUNTY HAS FINE-TUNED THEIR
WEATHER ACTION PLAN IN RESPECT TO TRAINING, WEATHER MONITORING,
WARNING RECEPTION, AND LOCAL WARNING DISSEMINATION.  THESE FACTORS,
AMONG OTHERS, DEFINE A STORMREADY COMMUNITY AND COUNTY IN THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PROGRAM.  SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THERE HAVE
BEEN 768 COMMUNITIES AND COUNTIES RECOGNIZED AS STORMREADY NATION
WIDE.  IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THOSE COUNTIES INCLUDE DAVIDSON, PUTNAM,
LINCOLN, SUMNER, FENTRESS AND NOW WILSON.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO HAVE YOUR COMMUNITY OR COUNTY BECOME
STORMREADY PLEASE CONTACT LARRY VANNOZZI, METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE,
JERRY ORCHANIAN, WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST, OR MICHAEL E.
DAVIS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICER AT (615) 754-4633.

AGAIN, YOU ARE INVITED TO VIEW A SPECIAL CEREMONY TO RECOGNIZE
WILSON COUNTY AS "STORMREADY" ON MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2004 AT THE
COURTHOUSE IN DOWNTOWN LEBANON, TENNESSEE STARTING AT 7:00PM.

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DAVIS



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